Pop Culture and Artificial Intelligence: What Squid Game and ChatGPT Tell Us About The Future of Higher Education Learning
Lecture Theatre, Room 4007, Level 4, The Spot. 198 Berkeley St, Carlton 3053
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Abstract
We are living in a time where education is undergoing dramatic transformations. In this seminar, I want to talk about two dimensions of the challenges faced. The first challenge is raising levels of engagement among Gen Z students. One of the important strands in this area which has developed in recent years is the utilisation of pop culture as a prominent teaching tool. The second challenge relates to the advent of artificial intelligence. This seminar has two parts. First, it discusses how the Netflix series Squid Game can be used to teach game theory (strategic behaviour) in the classroom. The next part considers how ChatGPT can effectively be used in higher education teaching. Both topics are relevant to all areas of higher education, irrespective of one’s discipline. While examples from my own teaching in economics are used, the lessons learned are universal.
This is a double seminar:
11:00am-11:45am Using Squid Game to Teach Strategic Behaviour
12:00-12:45 pm Chat GPT has Aced the Test of Understanding in College Economics. Now What?
About the Presenter
Wayne Geerling is a Professor of Instruction at the University of Texas (Austin). His main area of research is economics education. In his career, he has made a significant contribution to the scholarship of learning and teaching in the form of books, book chapters, more than 20 peer-reviewed articles, and website design. His most significant pedagogical innovations use mediums of popular culture and classroom experiments to make the study of economics contemporary, relevant and interesting, and to create a more diverse and inclusive learning environment. Wayne has taught more than 40,000 undergraduate students in his career. His contributions to teaching excellence have been recognised with several teaching awards at the department, faculty, university and national levels, in Australia and the USA.
This seminar is jointly hosted by The Williams Centre for Learning Advancement, and The Department of Economics (Faculty of Business and Economics).